Tillys Play and Development Centres are privately owned child care centres owned and operated by Ron and Donna MacIntyre and their family. Donna and Ron MacIntyre currently own and operate Long Day Care Centres at Abermain, Bolwarra, Cardiff, Chisholm, Cooranbong, East Maitland, Gillieston Heights, Greta, Fern Bay, Rutherford and two at Waratah. Two more centres are currently in production at Kurri Kurri and The Junction. Donna and Ron have also previously owned centres at Largs, Dungog, Mannering Park, Tamworth, Singleton and Muswellbrook.

All our centres are Long Day Care Centres, open between 49 and 51 weeks of the year (except Public Holidays) with operating hours varying from 6.00am to 6.30pm.

Tillys caters for children between the ages of 0-12 years and are approved for between 28 and 174 children a day. Our centres at Greta, Bolwarra, Chisholm, Cooranbong, Gillieston Heights and Rutherford have separate OOSH facilities for between 30 and 60 children for before and after school care, and vacation care during the school holidays.

All Tillys Play and Development Centres are licensed by the NSW Regulatory Authority, the Department of Education, governed by The Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) and operate within the regulations of the Education and Care Services Regulations and the Education and Care Services National Law.

The centres also offer Child Care Subsidies (CCS) to eligible families and must abide by regulations set out by the Commonwealth Government.

All Tillys Play and Development Centres are rated by the Early Childhood Education Directorate, NSW Department of Education, under the National Quality Standard. You can find each centre’s rating on the ACECQA website.

The approved provider and educators implement ‘The Early Years Learning Framework’ for Early Childhood Education, and ‘My Time, Our Place the Framework’ for School Age Care, into all aspects of Tillys Play and Development Centres Programs.

Tillys College of Childcare was established in 2010 to raise the bar in the early childhood field of education. Tillys CCC is a unique training college as it is the only training college in the Hunter and Newcastle areas in which students study within a working childcare centre. Tillys College of Childcare is currently operating within our centres overseeing our trainees and students.